The Sharon Jones Show

Cancer survivor wows ACL Live at the Moody Theater

"...Sharon Jones isn’t the show. She’s just the brightest star..."

Feb. 27, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

This Is Who We Are #7: Sharon Marroquín's The Materiality of Impermanence

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Against the wall of a small open shelter, she huddles alone. No words issue from..."

May 13, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

New Plan Aims to Heal Insurance Ills of Small Biz

Nonprofit launches project to help small businesses provide health coverage

"...Sharon Mays, who owns the South Austin restaurant Baby Greens,..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature by Diana Welch

The Snapper

"...and what happens when it turns out that daughter Sharon (Kellegher) is going to have “a snapper.” That is..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Other Voices, Other Rooms

"Sharon Bridgforth's works aren't meant to be read silently," Suzy Spencer writes. "Some folks would say that's like eating barbecue without the sauce. But if it's good barbecue, you can do without the sauce because it has plenty of flavor on its own."

"...The voice of Sharon Bridgforth had been ringing in my ears for almost..."

July 28, 2000 Books Feature by Suzy Spencer

Theatre -- ALL CAPS, All the Time

There's nothing lower-case or lethargic about theatre director, actor, and producer Sharon Sparlin. She's bold, animated, even electric, and channeling all that high-voltage energy into creating equally energetic theatre all the time.

"...Sharon Sparlin panics when she's not working. "Saturday mornings, I..."

April 13, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Fading Gigolo

John Turturro directs himself and Woody Allen in this movie that gently cruises but but never drives it home.

"...Starring: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, Sofía Vergara, Bob Balaban and Jill Scott...."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Revolution of Spirit

Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin

"...new work from writer and ritual jazz theatre artist Sharon Bridgforth opens with the main character of the Gurl..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

Screen Door Jesus

Kirk Davis’ slick, locally produced film, adapted from the stories of Christopher Cook, plunges into Texas' small-town religious mores and comes up with some insightful revelations in this character-driven pastiche.

"...brain first into the font of perceived wisdom vis-à-vis small-town religious mores of a singularly Texan persuasion, and comes..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

About a Boy

"...Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Isabel Brook, Sharon Small and Victoria Smurfit...."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Binge the New Year: The Best TV of 2021

Whether you want gloom or gaiety, small-screen highlights to get you into 2022

"...dramedy This Way Up (Hulu), starring Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan, dropped its second season in July. It taps..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Dear Frankie

An ad hoc dad turns out to be far better than the real thing in this sentimental Scottish yarn.

"...Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Mary Riggans and Sharon Small. Each letter from Frankie’s absent father, a seafaring..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Pickathon Highlights

Celebrating 15 years of Portland, Oregon’s woodland festival

"...Tucked in the woods of Pendarvis Farm, on a small wooden stage shaped like an upside down bird’s nest,..."

Aug. 7, 2013 Music Post by Austin Powell

Review: dat Black Mermaid Man Lady

Let Sharon Bridgforth's performance installation wash over you

"...that's home to a black mermaid man lady. Right, Sharon Bridgforth?..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Review: con flama

Salvage Vanguard puts us on the bus for an illuminating ride

"...person's specific parentage, heritage, culture, life story. That's what Sharon Bridgforth invites us to see in her play con..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

13 Austin Women-Owned Restaurants

Where to fuel up on A Day Without a Woman and beyond

"...organizers are encouraging participants and allies to only support small minority and women-owned businesses. Here are 13 of our..."

March 8, 2017 Food Post by Sierra Diaz

Wandering Preachers, Holy Fools

What best describes the modern playwright? Itinerant preacher? Holy fool? Several artists with an intimate knowledge of the playwriting life offer their views in this roundtable discussion.

"...that image rises up. Erik Ehn, Daniel Alexander Jones, Sharon Bridgforth, Ruth Margraff -- these are not the monumental..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...with dirty dinner dishes and dry breadcrumbs, in a small, watered-down pool of what later proved to be Penny's..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Page Two

Persistence of memory

"...There was an afternoon in a small Vermont town near the southern border of the state...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The Gospel According to Lee Fields

Soul man tells it all ahead of Saturday’s ice cream social

"...with the Expressions, Gabe Roth, and that whole crew. Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley were a big part of..."

June 22, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Unpardonable

The Bush record of 'compassionate conservatism' is amply illustrated by his clemency record in Texas

"...conservative, law-and-order community in the state. The perp was Sharon Denise Stewart, a 23-year-old black woman from College Station..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Two Sides to His Story

Manuel Gonzales leads the nonprofit Austin Bat Cave into uncharted territory while readying for a rapid literary ascent of his own

"...She waves hello, shrugs, and turns back to the small table. A steaming mug, several books, a map, a..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town, seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...Land, who rose from South Texas oil fields to small pest-control businessman, to Texas state representative, to eventually become..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...work by students and guest choreographers local (Andrea Ariel, Sharon Marroquín, Ballet Austin artists) and national (the Alvin Ailey..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

2002 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Greg Garrett, Stephen Graham Jones, Diana López, Kimmie Rhodes, Sharon Wyse, Moderator: Anne Dingus..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature

Q&A With Scott Crow

Anarchist and community organizer co-founded Common Ground Collective

"...his front porch, and soon afterward, Crow, along with Sharon Johnson and Malik Rahim, founded the Common Ground Collective..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Waylon Cunningham

aGLIFF Announces Lineup

Austin's favorite LGBTQ fest drops next month

"...premiere of Fourth Man Out, a comedy about a small-town car mechanic who comes out to his friends on..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...XR, shorts, and some serious heavy hitters from the small screen in the Episodics category. Some of the most..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...the same time, a district of 80,000 is a small city in itself. We hope that these brief demographic..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

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